A Briton in Jamaica said she took shelter in the hotel bathroom after her room flooded during “surreal” Hurricane Melissa .

Melissa is the most powerful storm to hit Jamaica since record-keeping began in 1851, striking the island with 185mph winds, heavy rain and flooding.

The Red Cross said the hurricane has sparked a “disaster of unprecedented catastrophe” for Jamaica, with about 77 per cent of the country left without power on Monday. New Feature

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Hilary Brown, 66, from Barry, south Wales, who manages artists and musicians, told The i Paper she travelled to Jamaica for work on 13 October.

She said she planned to meet a delegation from the North Wales Jamaica Society, which travelled to the country on 22 October, with the aim

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